{ SECOND SECTION. dhe - Daily YEAR 76. KINGSTON CURLING ization. The Formation and Progress of the Organ- The "roarin' game' has ever heen a prime favorite in Kingston where so many braw sons of Scotland have made their home. It is almost impos- sible to say just whon curling was introduced here, or the Kingston Curl ing Club formed, . as the old minute book of the elub, which bears mute testimony to the earlier prowess of those since passed away, cannot be { beeame CLARK HAMILTON, The oldest member of the Kingston Curl- ing. Club and Hon. Pres. of the Bonspiel. located. Some careless past secretary of the club 'must have mislaid the book, or olde some present member is retaiing it for its historic worth, The first that can be recollected by an old residenter and curler is when a rink was maintained in an old store- | active skips in the present club gamo might be mentioned John Car- | ruthers, Capt. Chrysler, J. Fortier, Dr. 0. 8. Stradge, John Fraser, Col. John Kerr, James Falconer, 5 | Gildersleeve and C. F. Gildorsleeve, A. | McAllister, R. M. Ford, James Rich- mond, W. McRossie, Capt. J. Paul, W. ¢. Carruthers, Maj. Short, W. H. Ful- ler, R. T. Walvem, K.C., Prof. Nichol- | son, Maj. Wilson, Maj. Riggs, William | Lewis, Lieut.-Col. Montizambert, Jos- eph Upper, R. Waddell and TX, Greet, all now decoased. Other prominent curlers of the day {were : William Irving, G. M, King- | horn, R. Hendry, W. A. Gunn, James | Redden, C. H. Corbett, William and | James Stevenson, Lieut.-Col. Camp- bell, Felix Shaw, William Craig, T. Robertson, Capt. James Allen, W. | Renton. | William Lesslie, Archibald Strachan, |W. 'B. Dalton, Profi. John Watson, | Malcolm Sutherland, J. B. Walkem, { William Baillie, Dr. A. P. Knight, are geome of the old curlers who are still As near can be ascertained the club was formed .in 1850, and in 1856 affiliated with the Royal Curling Association of . continuing membership for of vears during which they the winners of many gold, as edonian otia a number became house at the foat of Earl street, where | the offices of the Canadian Locomqtive | compuny now stand. The storchouse was kept by Donald Molntosh, a very enthusiastic curler, and was used in the summer time as a warehouse, but in the winter it was flooded and a single shoot of ice formed, on which all tho then lovers of the sport in this city regaled themselves to their hearts' content and made the walls of the old storehouse resound with cries of "soop, wie Jaimie." "Rattle oop the Gairds Sandie," 'Be canny noo,' "Dinna be a hog." "You'ro the billy, Geordie," and many other curl ing and Auld . Scotch phrases. This wae in 1850, and in 1860 a wooden building wae crected on the ground where "James A. Minnes' residence, Bagob street, now stands. It was here that the famous "Steamboat rink' was formed which swept away all competitors. It was composed of Messrs: Clark Hamilton (skip), Capt. Charles Perry, Capt, Chrysler, and J. Fortier. They were never defeated but once, at Quebec. In the return match at Montreal, they won by nino shots ------------------ ---------- en GEORGE ¥ President Kingston HAGUE, Curling Club One defeat in five years was a record to be proud of. Another rink, which were conquerors of ne mean order, had for its mem- bers, Messrs. John Carruthers, (skip), C.F. Gildorsloeve, R. M. Ford and James Falconer. "Of these eight named only one now remains, the honorary president of the bonspiel, Clark Ham- ilton, collector of custome. In 1870 the dub headquarters were removed from Bagot street to Barrie street. where a rink was built on the old Collegiate Institute grounds. Tho late Samuel Woods, who at that time was principal of the school, was in strumental in having the change made. In 1890 the club moved to its present site College grounds, = where they have flourished with a membership between forty and fifsv, for a number of years. Among the earlior devotees of }; on] on Queen's the » dom did EDWARD LYONS. Secretary Kingston Curling Club. silver and bronze Caledonian curling medals which have unfortunately gone astray or like the old minute book been quietly retained by tho deseen danis of some of the curlers long since laid The victories of the local @lub in past years were numerous, sol they lose, to this day | some of. the older skips can draw dia gram after diagram, using backs of envelopes or other to illustrate | famous games played in the days lang All the games in those days | wore played with irons and it was not until 1899 that granite * ' introduced and the interest in the | game immediately widened until the | membership in 1906 reached such pro- | portions that to secure larger and last 'winter saw creased fram iwo membership { that have Yor or away. and scrape, synao. stances" were steps had to be taken ice accommodation, the club ice in sheets to five. The has increased so rapidly ico accommodation will to be secured before next season the 160 members will have few | chances to indulge in their favorite | winter pastime. In any event a wait- ling list will probably be established and keep the membership with- more to try in reasonable bounds. WwW. B. DALTON, Oné of the old time Curling Stars. BONSPIEL DIVISIONS And the Prizes Offered For Com- petition. The Kingston bonspiel is divided in to four parts: Part 1 is open lo all outside clubs and a limited number from the home olub. Part 2 is known as tha club bonspiel and is open to all members of the { Kingston Carling Club who have not {been drawn for play on one of the tion all-comers rinks named above Part 3 is the ladies division and ar The King ston Kingston skips in the All-Co mers The follows Rink. Skip. B. Dalton . Tesslie, R. Bailey: . Lyons: L. Henderson. . W. MacLean. HB. Wialkem J. Hooper. Etherington, Vice-Skip. Slater Strachan WwW. Dydp M. Eiliott Capt. Bell Ww. H. WwW. R ¥. Strange. Dr, Ross, T. A. J Sills Montgomery Rinks. ' Matches and their rinks are as Second Gibson J. Ww. Gill R. D. Sutherland Laird R. J. McKelvey. McNaughton. W. .J, Driver. H. Dalby. S. 8, Corbett. Angrove ' Geo. Hanson Thompson. I'. D. Lyman, Reid Jd. 8S. Asselstine. Williamson. H, B, Craig: Lead. Hooper. ss ---- KINGSTON, will be a bonspiel in itself, although for comvenience its management will bo in the hands of the bonspicl secre- §¢ Part 4 is the points' competition, open to all, except lady players. : In part 1 the club are giving as prizes three lorge cups and sixteen in- dividual cups. la part 2, W. F. Nickle, M.P.P., has very generously donated four hand- some cups for first prize, one for each member of the winning rink, the club presenting eight individual silver cups as second and third prizes, and four silver curling medals as fourth prize. In part 3, the club presents the win- ning ladies' rink wilh a large silver cup, and the Ladies' Curling Club is THOMAS M. ASSELSTINE, Secretary of the Bonmspiel. giving four individual cups to the winning rink on the second round, or whet #g termed the ecusolation match. In part 4, the prizes as mentioned elsewhere. It will take over 100 games fo termine ihe wiwners in ihe all-comers and ladies' matches, and about fifty in the club bonspiel. de- FIRST BIG BONSPIEL. Other Smaller Ones Held Here. The bonspiel, which begins on the 10th, is the first open honspiel held 'by the local clubs, and was largely brought about by the success of the rink skipped by E. Lyous, who attended the Belleville bonspiel last February, and won the runners'-up prizes there. The pleasure to be had at a bonspiel was something they wanted to give their brother-curlers here, and the scheme was launched and everything points to it being a huge suceess, the entire member- ship of the clubs ave a unit in en- thusiasm for the event. Frequent small bonspiels were held in the days when Kingston played irons. The league consisted of Arn- prior, Pembroke, Ottawa, Pebth, Ren- frew, Kingston and Rockwood. The last bonsepiel of this kind was held in Kingston in 1896, when Kingston de- feated Pembroke in the final and won the tankard for the.year by ten shots, Have Been ever as CHIEF old OF POLICE time adept BAILLIE, An the Stones with Kingston rinks being made up as fol- lows : Rink. No. Strachan, J. skip. Rink No. 1--Felix Walkem, haw, A. S J. Stewart, B. 9 James Gunn, A. J ONTARIO, SATU Watson, W. Dalton, M. SB. Suther- land, skip. B. Vice-Regal Games In 1888. An interesting game 'was played on January 20th, 1858, at Ottawa, with the Vice-Regal Curling Club, which re- sulted . in a tie of eighteen points each. The game lastededour hours and the teams were as follows : Vice-Regal--H. Sims, Marquis Lansdowne, Neil Morrison, Col. con, skip--I18. Kingston--Dr. Watson, Col. Cotton, J. B. Walkem, Capt. Paul, skip--I8. A return match was played at Kingston, om January 27th, of four hours duration, the home team win- ning hy to 12 points. The skips on this occasion were Dr. Thorburn for Vice-Regal, and Clark Hamilton for Kingston. of Ba- a=] 5 Some Of The Outside Skips. The Napanee skips at the bonspiel will be: Dr. R. A. Leonard, {C. Maybee, W. A. Bellthousd, + Robinson, W. C. Smith, J. L. Be The Belleville skips will be : Francis Dolan, Joseph Clarke, Peter Farin, H. Fish. Kingston Skips For 1900. T. Slater, J. Gib- Hooper, Dr. Etherington, Capt. Bell, J. M. Elliott, Strange, W. B. Dalton, Prof. Dvde, J. B. Walkem, Dr. A. E. Ross. S. R. Bailey, J. W. Palmer, C. E. Willie, A. B. Cunningham, Prof, George E. Hague, son. R.+l. E. J. Reid, Lieut.-Cok dent, president, s-------- Gill, W. Lesslie, LoiL. Henderson, A. W. McLean, R. J. Sutherland, Rev. R. Laird, T. M. Asselstive, R. J. MeKel- vey, Prof. Gwillim, A. Strachan, Dr, Watson, BE. Lyons, W. H. Dalby; D. 8. Robertson, A.. Macnaughton, J. M. Farrell, J. H. Birkett. ~ ed RE Chaplain PRINCIPAL Kingston GORDON, Curling Club. GSTON CURLING CLUBS. KIN G. E. Hague and Mrs. WwW. HK. Macnee, Presidents. President, G. - E. Hague; vice-presi- dent. Prof. L. W. Gall; secretary-treas- urer, KE. Lyons; superintendent of ice, Dr. Etherington; chaplain, Rev. Prin cipal Gordon. Committee--J. 8. Turner, W. B. Dalton, A. Strachan, R. J. Mchelvey, T. M. Asselstine. Ladies' Curling Club. President, Mvs. Macnee; vice-presi- Miss Dalton; hon, secretary- tregsurer, Miss L. Tandy. ROBERT J. McKELVEY, Member of the Club Committee. THOSE IN CHARGE Of the Bonspiel--Officers and Com- mittees. of the Bonspiel--Honorary Clarke Hamilton; chairman, Prof. 8S. W. Dyde; secretary, T.-M. Asselstine: treasurer, W. H. Dalby; umpires, Capt. William Lesslie and W. B. Dalton. teception committee--S. Bailey (convener)y J. M. "Elliott, L. La. Henderson, R.. J. Hooper, RD Sutherland, Capt. A. de M. Bell, Prof. L. W. Gill, A. Btrachan, Capt. Wil- liam Lesslie, W. 13. Dalton, J M Farrell. Finance committee--W. (convener), E. Lyons, 8 R. Baaley. Trophies committe . M. Assels- tine (convener), E. Lyons, Capt. Bell. Entertainment committee--E. Lyons (convener), L. IL. Henderson, R. Hooper, R. D. Sutherland, Sliter, W..B: Dalton, Dr. Etherington, A. Strachan, J. M. Farrell. Decoration commit tee--L. derson (convener), Prof. Gill, Elliott, Dr. Etherington, Capt. liam Lesslie, E. 0. Sliter, W. H, by. Ladies' Macnee, Mrs. ton, Officers R. H. Dalby L. Dal- WwW reception committee--Mrs. W. Dal- R. W. Garrett, Miss JOSEPH B, A of WALKEM, K.C. veteran the roarin' game. | 1 i + An Energetic Secretary. The secretary of the honspiel, hi oF Asselstine, has proxen an enthusiastic worker in organiz- ing and perfecting the gathering that takes place next week. To him, prob- to any other man, should the success of the bonspiel be for the bave- been and indefatigab ably, more than better could selection not attributed. A secretaryship found, ' DAY, JANUARY 16, AC Of Some of the Xingston Club Members. ¢ An Old Curler. Curling, more than any other me bristles with An, both age. gards players and the manper ; or style of players. We have a class of players who are simply mutes on the ice. You never hear them and a game might be in full blast twenty feet away and no one know, except for the directions called out by the skips. Nearly all the old players are quiet players, and a few of the younger ones follow their example. Capt. Clark Hamilton, Malcolm Suth- erland, W. B. Dalton, Prof. Watson and J. B. Walkem are all quiet skips. Amongst the younger players we find Bailey, Sills, Slater, Hooper and one or two other quiet players. In former-days, speaking-ef twenty- five or thirty years ago, when the rink wad on Barrie street, it is said an old lady living in the neighborhood col- lapsed when a game was in progress, skipped by a gentleman connect with a wholesale establishment on Ontario street, but who gave up 4hc game on Ar -------------- By TCH PLAYED IN WATER, A Curling Reminiscence of Thirty] Years Ago. : A little over thirty years ago a couple of rinks of the Kingston club went to Montreal to play with the Montréal club for the Caledonia medal. One rink was skipped by the A ARCHIBALD STRACHAN, Another of the oldtime players. late John Carruthers, and the other by Major Irwin. The Kingston rinks were 'defeated by nineteen or twenty points. The return match had to be played here, but with little hope of wiping out the adverse score, and far less of winning the medal. The date was arranged and the Kingston curl ers were surprised to see only one rink from Montreal, the skip heing Col. Whitehead. The morning of the match was decidedly warm--it was late in the season--and the sun beat down on the old shed, where the dairy school now until the interior was like a comfortable green-house. After some discussion between Capt. (lark Hamilton and the Montreal 1s, vip WILLIAM LESSLIE, Who never grows tired of the gowme. ert the incident, and has not played since. He always played a real "roarin"' game and his shouts could be heard as far Princess street when he was winning, but he was as silent as the grave when los- ing. J. B. Walkem,- one of the oldest players, has always an excuse if he misses a shot. It is usually that the hack is cut too large for his foot, or that the stone slipped as hé was de- livering it. The excuse is always ready. There is a class of players, too num- erous by far, who can never hold his hand back if he sees an adversary's stone in front of him. 1f'he is told to draw to it, he sends a stone with all his strength and 'generally misses and the stone is lost. The late John Carruthers used to style this 'playing with vour hand instead of with your head." Capt. Clark Hamilton used to play a very fait stone, and there is a legend that once he played on the flour sheds at Montreal, against a rink skipped by the Hon: John Young, and on that occasion knocked the end out of the shed. This was about for- ty-five 'years ago, and when the older members of the Kingston club were hearing of as ee -------------------------------------------- S, W. DYDE, of the Bonspiel. PROF. Chairman in short clothes and pinnies. . William Lesslie loves a fast shot and he would sooner 'lose a game than lose the chance of firing at something. Ww. B. Dalton is not unlike him in this re- spect, and perhaps ""Archie" Strachan could be-put upon this list, though there is more of the Canny Scot about him. ' The othér two being of Irish ex- traction, are naturally more impul- sive--"if you see a head, hit it wid your stick." Mottoes. For The Bonspiel. "Caed mille failite." "A. cannie draw. io the tee' sDinne be a hog.' "Wick and curl in." "Play the 'hesom." "A vera pat-lid." "Kaggle to a hairbreadth." "Gie him heeis." "Chip the winner." «Pit fair and soop -we'el."' "He's, gleg." "Brooms o op." "A leetle o'er tee." M. "Mon yure hack hi The peerless game, That feeds the flame, Of fellowship in man, ieaie-- Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days. Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any case of itching, blind, bleed- ing or protruding piles in 6 to 1 | days or money refunded. he eine We grind skates equal to factory ; give us a trial. Halliday Electric Co. | Most men are more prompt abou payibg-@ grudge than a debby skip, it was agreed to decide the match by playing one win ig but a post- ponement was presse on Col. White- head, owing to the condition of the ice at ten o'clock, the hour for play- ing. He said they had come a long distance to play, and it might as well be settled" at once. Capt. Hamilton consulted his players, and it was de- cided to give the Montrealers a game, though at this time there was about an inch of water on the ice. \ After playing a couple of ends it was discovered that two only out of the eight players could send a stone to the rings. These two were Capt, "Hamilton: and his - third, J. B. Wal kem, ice. a about: one and a half feet preceded it. The Montreal skip, how things were going, suggested a postponement, but as he had insisted on the game going on, the Kingston skip insisted on finishing it. . Kingston twenty-six points, and got the medichl spray high seeing won by i JAMES M. FARRELL One of the ater day enthusiasts ----------------------------------_----------------------_------- NOTES OF THE BONSPIEL. Which: Begins in Kingston, Tuesday, the 19th. Invitations were. issued to all the clubs "in the district, a number of which wére ladies' clubs, and already eighteen clubs have entered. Over 150 men curlers and forty ladies have sig- nified their intentions of playing through the games. The club bonspiel will provide play for another 100. Al- together the committee expects to have 300 or more curlers taking part in the spiel. The ladies have chosen their skips as follows :~ Mrs... Richard Hooper, Mise M. Dalton, Mrs. Dawson. Charles Burns will skip the University rink, composed fine players: P. T Pilkey, Ramsay, F. H. Brower pnd Burns, as H. W. Richardson has given the committee 'the of the Kingston skating rink, and eleven sheets of ice «ill be available 'permitting of 66 games being pulled off the first day, the hours of plaving being at 9.30 am. on Queen's of thes Douglas C. skip nse and ag each stone went up the |' ariel spiel secretary: fourth and og on entéring I Frae North an' South, irae Fast an est, : Come flocking waled men o' the bests Tae daur it oot wi' a' the rest, And a' braced up Wi' hairts on fire, in hope and jest win a cup. 3 os SOx ~ Tae ® Son THE BONSPIEL BUTTON. NOT FAST ENOUGH. A Story About a Captain and a Banker, A well-anown marine man and senion skip was playing a game a few days since, in which he was two down, he was playing against an equally well- known banker who was lying two shots, whet the skips went down to play. The banker tried to guard and was a "hog." Nolv was the captain's chances his stone came roaring up the ice, true as an arrow, aml away went ono of the banker's shots. Again tha opposing skip tried . to guard, but slipped harmlessly through the "hoose."' "Now I'll have a crack at the other side," said the captain in dead earnest. 'Be sure viceskip. "You neadn't tell him that,'~ whis Jered the banker, who had scen Wul« um play before. ' Up came the captain's stone, more like a lyddite shell than anything else, and it behaved as though it con tained a bursting charge when it reached the "'teehead." Away went the opposing stones in all directions, sparks flew right and leit, one stono smashed the 'hack" to smithereens, another went almost to tho ear tracks on Union streets, but the captain found his mark as usual and lay three shots, "Well played, yelled the vice, "Well played tain; "the damntd fast enough." you're up,' roared his captain, well played," frantic with delight. nothing," said the cap< stone wasn't hall CURLERS' "HOOSE,"" THE BONSPIEL. It's in full swing, the grand old game That puts others clean tae shame ; You'll easy ken it by its name: As stanes are birlin', And weel deserving o' its fame, The roarin' curlin'. THE Baith fast and furious, day and night They soop her up wi main and might, Till" Kingston's gaen fairly gyte Wi' curlin' glee, Tae run a port or get a bite Or make a tee. The motto stands "We're brithers a' In winning, losing, or a draw, Ite a' the same; we'll stand by law OQ' curlin' creed ; An' count it ill tae eroose or craw Aboot a lead. The country around wi' undaunted zeal, Sends her birkies tae t An' mak's things lively as 0' Tullochgorum ; There's nothing like the Sooteh Tae make it warm. he "spiel, a ree guid auld Sakes: hoo the stanes are hurlin' noe; While some are hogs and some gone through, An' some rin down the ice sae true At skips command, : As high his besom waves in view-- Man Jock its grand. Wi even up, last ends tae play, The veteran skips haud to the fray 3 Stanes viewed wi' pride or wi' dismay . While keen. and hot. The crood their interest display, In every shot Now fever heat is in the sport; A pot-lid lies in kittle sort, For ondy through you fickle port Can dabger run, An' skip, gin ye make surely for't, \ Cou'll make some fun. Wi' steady nerve an' faultless eye She's laid away tae do or die, For bravest men can only try 11.30 am., 2 p.m. 430 p.m. 7 p-m., and il necessary 12 o'clock midnight. : The ladies' tirme-table shows thése games arranged for ¢ First draw, 11.30 a.m.; second, 4.30 p.m., Wednes- day: first draw consolation match, 1.30 p.m.. Wednesday. Final games in ladies' principal competition, 9 a.m., Thursday. Continuation of consola- tion match, 9 a.m. and £2 p.m. Thurs- day. Final game of consolation match, 8 pm., Thursday. In addition to the rink game grand points competition will be play- od on two sheets of ice at 11.30 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., on Thursday, the firs prize being a hand 1 D reentad by G. E. of the Kingston Cur | | Ss a A at To do. their best; {| Providence, their duty by, Must do the rest. Mark well that breathless silence reigd What eager looks are on the stane, In inturn sweep she grandly gane + To the i While wild cheers ring a Joud seirais Ane Tae see 80 Asld Scotia, be thy name wr a' that's dearest to the Inssins an' worth long you've Conds ) bined, » # : Baith work and glee, An' 0 in, aye will Oor hatrts wi' thee, | (Wi' apologies to the Lothisa Piggslone)s